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TIL mud-dauber wasp nests can last for 20-30,000 years.

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YppNA TIL the average American eats about 117 pounds of potatoes a year
rRwJ4 TIL in the 1880s, the Harvard Observatory director was frustrated with his staff, and would say "My Scottish maid could do better!" So, he hired his Scottish maid. Williamina Fleming ran a team for decades, classified tens of thousands of stars, & discovered white dwarfs and the Horsehead Nebula.
b9Pvp TIL In 1982, Dolph Lundgren graduated with a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney
jNlwn TIL: In the 1930s, strength-game High Striker operators would rig it so small people could win to attract people, then rig it again so stronger people couldn't win, in which they'd keep playing to avoid humiliation
VMbyG TIL Yūichirō Miura became the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970. He descended nearly 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 26,000 ft). This feat was documented in 1975, in the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary